Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

Because he was released from Beijing, Jia Fu was wearing out-of-home clothes. He was originally very much like Jia Lian, with thick eyebrows and long eyelashes, white skin and red lips, like a golden boy in front of the Avalokitesvara. When she spoke, she looked even more lovely, but these words were a bit shocking, especially Baochai, who looked extremely embarrassed.

And because Jia Amnesty came to bid farewell to Jiamu in Jiamu's room, everyone present was divided into inside and outside. Hearing Jia Fu's innocent words, although they all felt reasonable in their hearts, they were afraid of Mrs. Wang's power and dared not reveal it. come out.

Chen Jiaojiao smiled slightly, looked at Baochai, and waited for her to answer, but there was a trace of coldness in her eyes.Lixiang Courtyard was the residence where she married Jia Lian. Even if she would not live there for a few years, the Xue family, who was neither relative nor relative, was allowed to move in.After all, the Xue family is not a serious relative of the Jia family, but a relative of the second room.

Noticing the expressions of everyone, Baochai's face immediately turned purple, and she was a little at a loss, but after only a moment, she looked as usual and said in a calm and generous way: "Pear Fragrance Garden is naturally Brother Fu's home, and our family also has a family. How can I live in Brother Fu's house? Brother Fu's words make me very puzzled. Besides, our house has not been tidied up, so we live in my aunt's house and wait for the house Once it’s repaired, it’s natural to go back.”

After finishing speaking, Baochai said to Aunt Xue: "Mom, it's time to urge brother. It's good for our family to tear down the old house and rebuild the house and garden, but there should be some regulations. This takes a lot of time. Up to now, there is no one. movement."

Aunt Xue hurriedly said: "When I go back, I will urge your brother to go. Your brother only knows how to drink and play. How could he think of this?"

When everyone heard this, they each smiled, tacitly.

Jia Mu put down the tea bowl, and suddenly smiled and said, "Auntie's house is going to build a garden? Brother Pan is young, if there is anything that needs to be taken care of, just ask our servants to do it. Compared with the four or five room families you brought, although I don’t have any skills, but I’m still clever, and I think I’ll be able to help with cooking in a year or so.”

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Then I will go to Lao's house. I have already thought about the house's help, but it's hard to say."

Jia Mu laughed and said, "They are all relatives. What's the point of not talking? It's not a big deal, but it's just a matter of using a few servants. It's settled like this. When the aunt goes back, she can just let Brother Pan choose someone. "

Aunt Xue smiled and said yes.

When Jia Amnesty heard that they seemed to want to expose the matter lightly, he became angry from the heart and said, "Since Xue's family is going to build a garden, there is no need to wait for us to live in Lixiangyuan after we leave? I don't know if some black heart has rotted his guts." Yes, I came up with this idea, saying that after Lian'er and Lian's daughter-in-law go out, they will move out of Lixiangyuan for Mrs. Xue's family to live in."

Hearing these words, Mrs. Wang's lowered eyes flashed a cold light.

Aunt Xue and Baochai understand that Mrs. Wang thinks that the two families are close to each other so they can take care of them. When they said this, they didn't expect that Jia She's family would find out, and they taught Jia Fu to question them in public. After hearing what Jia She said, Baochai hurriedly said, "Don't be angry, sir. There is no such thing. Our family is also polite. How can we beat Lian's second brother and Lian's second sister-in-law before they leave the house?" The idea of ​​Lixiangyuan? The Elder must have misheard."

Jia Amnesty glanced at her, and said displeasedly: "The elders are talking here, how can there be a reason for a girl to intervene?"

Baochai's face blushed, and she quickly bowed to express her apology, and then retreated behind Aunt Xue.Aunt Xue loves her daughter very much, and Xue Pan is very arrogant, but it is Baochai who often helps her with household chores. Aunt Xue relies on Baochai even more. It's not a lie, we don't have that in mind."

Seeing that their words were impeccable, Jia Amnesty dispelled Jia Fu's unintentional words lightly and skillfully, and he also admired himself in his heart, saying: "It's fine if there is nothing, I am worried that our family will go out. There's no place to live."

Aunt Xue smiled awkwardly, and said: "Master, don't worry about this matter, I guess no one would dare to live in Lixiangyuan."

Mrs. Wang sighed secretly when she heard this, she couldn't help feeling a little guilty towards them, thinking to herself that even if Aunt Xue and Baochai had said to rebuild the house and garden, she had to keep them to stay in the mansion, how could they let them Move out because Jia Fu is a yellow-mouthed child?It's a joke.

Jia She curled her lips and said, "Mrs. Xue has to remember. Living in someone else's house, how can I have my own home? I'm not afraid of ruining my fortune. If the old lady sends someone to help me today, Xue's family will be able to do it soon." Tidy up."

Aunt Xue didn't sound like it, but in front of everyone, she could only say yes.

Jia Amnesty said to Jia's mother again: "After watching for a while, I will be on the road. My son suddenly remembered something. Please show me the old lady."

Why is Jia's mother willing to let Jia Amnesty stay away from the capital?However, the documents from the Ministry of Officials have already been issued, and they cannot be disobeyed. Hearing what he said, he asked, "What else is worth doing? Since you are about to leave, can't you be quiet?"

Jia She pursed his lips and said, "It's thousands of miles away, communication will be inconvenient in the future, it will be difficult to see mother's voice, and it will be even more difficult to see the things in the house. I think our family's food and clothing expenses have always been low. After leaving the business, what can I do with a salary of only a few taels of silver? It’s not enough to cut clothes for the maids, so I pay for a few years in advance before I leave. Don’t worry, old lady, it stands to reason that I After inheriting the title passed down from my father's ancestors, I can't even spend the inheritance left by my ancestors?"

Suddenly hearing Jia Amnesty mentioning this, Jia Mu let out a long sigh and said, "It should be so, you should pay for it for three years according to the previous year's expenses."

Jia Amnesty suddenly interrupted Jia Mu's words and asked, "What does the old lady mean by the expenses?"

Mother Jia frowned, a little displeased, and said, "Apart from monthly money, rice, clothes for the four seasons, and all kinds of money for chewing, what else is there?"

Jia She sneered and said, "According to what the old lady said, how much money would it take to spend three years? My wife won't leave the capital. It's just me, Lian'er, Lian's daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. I get 20 taels a month. Lian'er and Lian's daughter-in-law are a total of ten taels, and the two grandchildren are no more than four taels, 34 taels of silver per month, and four hundred and eighty taels of silver a year. Didn’t the wife forget the annual regulations, all kinds of extra expenses, and the money for going up and down? Also, when giving gifts in the past, they were all given out by officials. Now that there is no separation of families, do we have to earn it by ourselves?”

Mother Jia was stunned, and said: "I heard you say that, but now I think about it, and you are really considerate. How much do you want to pay? The world is not good, and the harvest is not as good as before. All the expenses in the house are extremely expensive. Big ones, don't be too extravagant."

Jia She said indifferently: "1 taels a year, a total of 3 taels, I'm afraid it won't be enough by then, we have to piece together our family's ladders. Besides, we are no longer in the capital, and we can't receive the annual bill. Give us a few Zhuangzi shops, and send people to take care of them directly, and the annual grain and livestock will be sent directly to us, so you don't have to worry about it in the house, how about the old lady?"

Hearing that Jia She opened his mouth to ask for 3 taels of silver, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but raised her head, her eyes showed worry. They brought less than ten servants from all households, and 3 taels was more than enough to eat gold and silver.Mrs. Wang is in charge of the big and small affairs of the mansion. She knows that the farm and the shops make a lot of money every year, and the money is the most lucrative. How can she be willing to share it with them?

Jia Mu said: "You want too much. You want money, and you want Zhuangtian shops."

Jia She felt more and more uncomfortable, and said: "This is too much? The old lady knows that I don't need much after thinking about the annual expenses of the mansion. When we go out, we always have to carry some extra money with us, so as not to need to use it." We were short on money. What's more, although we are not in the capital, we have to enter the Longevity Festival and Qianqiu Festival every year. Pick some and take them away, otherwise it won't be the fault of our whole family if we don't get a good gift?"

As soon as Jia She heard that Jia Amnesty was going to take away the things in the storeroom, Jia's mother couldn't sit still immediately, and said, "Where is the point of using the things in the storeroom as a gift? When is the gift not bought silk, satin, gold, jade, snacks, drinks?"

Jia Amnesty didn't answer and asked instead: "Is it true that our family only gives these for the Longevity Festival every year?"

One sentence made Jia's mother speechless.The Longevity Ceremony of filial piety to the Holy Majesty, especially now that there are the Supreme Emperor and the current two emperors, which one does not compare?There are many rare and rare antiques that you can't buy anywhere if you have money. They are all from the warehouse in Fuchu, and some fresh items are added.Therefore, although Jia She's tone was loud, it was also reasonable.

Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "There are limited Longevity and Qianqiu gifts prepared every year. What's more, our family is not divided, and the gifts are always sent to the palace together. You don't have to worry about sending someone from thousands of miles away to enter the palace." palace."

Jia She gave her a sideways look, and said: "The past is the past, and the future is the future. In the past, both of us lived in the mansion. Whether it was giving gifts or socializing, we were always in the mansion. But now we are away from home. Can we follow the old rules? If we follow the old rules, we won’t even think about being officials in office.”

After finishing speaking, ignore Mrs. Wang, Jia Shexuan mentioned it today because he wanted to get more money and things.He looked at Jia Zhen and said, "Brother Zhen, tell the truth, do I make sense of what I say?"

Jia Zhen has always been in a wild and unrestrained manner, but as the head of the clan, he often interacts with the eunuchs in the palace and family friends in the court, and understands world affairs quite well. What's more, Jia She and Jia Liante specially invited him to have a drink the day before yesterday. He asked him to help out, he thought that Jia Lian's future was bright and it would be beneficial to him, so why not do it, anyway, Huayong is not from his Ningguo mansion, so he listened to Jia She's question and said with a smile: " It’s reasonable, why not? When the old man goes out, which one does he not need money for? Food, clothing, housing, transportation, housekeeping, travel rewards, and when he gets there, he has to tidy up the house. There are many places to spend money. If you don’t need to spend money on gift preparation Wouldn’t it be nice to just take antiques from home, save money, and give it a decent look?”

Speaking of this, Jia Zhen laughed again: "Neither the elder nor the Lian brothers are first-class officials. There are many officials above. They not only prepare for the Longevity Festival and Qianqiu Festival, but also for the three festivals and two birthdays of the Shangfeng. A little bit of negligence will inevitably lead to unsatisfactory results, and at that time, it will be too late to regret."

People inside and outside all laughed and said: "Brother Zhen is very right. My mother is worried when my son travels thousands of miles. The old lady hurts the old man. You must think carefully. I would rather bring more things and money. , don’t bring too little, it will delay the business.”

Mother Jia sighed, and said, "Am I afraid that they will bring too much money and things? I'm just afraid that the old man will use the money to do some trivial things, which will humiliate the ancestors."

Among them, an old woman from the family smiled and said: "Why is this? Brother Pardon seeks a job outside, even if he grows up, it is also a matter of honor. The Duke of the country must be pleased under the nine springs. What's more, Brother Xi still has Lian'er in front of him, and the future is at hand, so we must not delay the important matters of the children just because we don't want to part with the money."

She is the daughter-in-law of Jia Daishan's second brother. Jia Daishan is the eldest son Xijue, and there are still brothers below. The old lady is still alive, and she is also a person with a bright heart.Jia Amnesty's family is about to prosper, so it's natural to speak for him, not to mention who doesn't know that Jia's mother is partial to Jia Zheng?Jia She, the righteous eldest son, lived behind the barn. Just now, when Jia Fu's child said that Lixiangyuan was their home, the old lady felt very sad. What has happened to this?Lixiangyuan is just a courtyard, but it has become their home!

After hearing this, Jia Mu had to say: "In this case, let's go to the account to pay the money first, and then open the warehouse to pick up some things to take away. However, it is a long way, and there are many storms on the road. Don't take too much with you, lest people Coveted."

Jia She snorted and said, "Don't worry, old lady."

Mother Jia also ordered Jia Zheng to go there with her, because Mrs. Wang's housekeeper's money was also paid out of the general ledger, so she only took care of the internal affairs, and how much money was spent went to the account. she passed.

Jia Amnesty thought about it, called Jia Zhen and Jia Lian, and led people to open the warehouse.

Jia Zhen inherited Ningguo Mansion alone. The family property of Ningguo Mansion is no worse than that of Rongguo Mansion, and they are not as luxuriant as Rongguo Mansion, with less expenses, but they are richer. Said: "Elder Master and Second Master just go to work, I'll talk to the housekeeper outside."

Jia Amnesty first went to fetch the gold and silver, looked at it for a while, and ordered people to carry away the three boxes. Only three or four strong servants could lift them up, because they were not filled with silver, but gold!A box contains 1 taels of gold, a total of 3 taels.

Jia Zheng was almost petrified, and hurriedly said, "Brother, why is it 3 taels of gold?"

Jia She glanced at him and snorted coldly: "I said 1 taels a year, and 3 taels in three years. Originally, I was talking about gold, not silver, but I didn't take a single cent more!"

Jia Zheng was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and hurriedly ordered someone to tell Jia's mother, and said earnestly: "Brother, just chew on it, and 3 taels of silver in three years is more than enough. If you need 3 taels of gold, that's 30 taels." Silver. I can't make the decision, I'd better ask the old lady to make the decision."

Jia Amnesty winked, and Jia Lian immediately led someone to block the messenger's way.Jia Amnesty walked up to Jia Zheng with his hands behind his back, and said in a low voice, "Second Master told them to report the big event that ruined me, don't blame me for bringing up the past."

Jia Zheng was taken aback, frowned and said, "Brother?"

Jia She sneered and said: "Our old lady loves you so much, she always whitewashes the peace, gold, silver, round, flat, all want to give you precious jade, for you, even my son and grandson are wronged with me, don't you think about it , I am the first-class general of the Rongguo Mansion. If the family is separated, how many things are mine? Don’t think that if you live in the Rongxi Hall, you are the head of the family! I don’t know how many years I will be able to return to Beijing. Bring a few more taels of silver back home, and take some things, you think it’s too much? Why don’t you think about the gold and silver that your daughter sent in for processing during the years when your daughter was in the palace? I know what the second wife did. If you stop me from getting things, I'm not afraid of being caught, anyway, we're going out today."

Jia Zheng's face was pale, his eyes widened and he said: "What did the second wife do? I'll ask her to ask questions!" He was not well-versed in the world, and he was not used to common affairs. Back then, Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Dou sent the evidence to Mother Jia. Because Mrs. Wang was pregnant, Jia's mother just reprimanded her and gave up, and then naturally she didn't talk to Jia Zheng.Since Jia Zhu's death, Mrs. Wang only regarded it as retribution, so she often stayed in the Buddhist hall to eat fast and chant Buddha. up.

After Jia She said these words, he walked up to Jia Lian and told Jia Lian in a low voice: "Except for the heavier gold, don't pick those gold and jade antiques, but take more calligraphy and painting books. These things are light and easy to pack. not obvious."

Compared with the gold and silver utensils and antiques in the warehouse, Jia Lian naturally prefers calligraphy, painting and books, not to mention that these things are much more dignified than the former when passed on to his descendants.Therefore, Jia Lian left the warehouse where silk and satin garments, porcelain, furniture and leather were placed, and went straight to the room where calligraphy and painting books were stored.

Jia Lian searched the warehouse for more than forty volumes of calligraphy and paintings, dozens of copybooks, dozens of books, rare books, precious inkstones and other things. The box was only half full, and there was still half of the space left. On the contrary, I am happy to see it succeed.Jia Lian made up his mind, and simply put all the chess and piano scores in it, but it was still not full, so he picked four or five small porcelain antiques and put them in.

Jia Zheng was watched by Jia She, so he didn't know what Jia Lian was picking. Seeing that he only brought someone out with a box, he couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief. After all, Jia Lian was more sensible than Jia She, and didn't pick many things.

Thinking of the three boxes of gold that Jia She ordered people to carry away, Jia Zheng frowned, secretly worried, and sighed: "Lian'er only picked one box of things? How can this work? Since it will be a longevity ceremony in the future, it must not be too shabby. "He didn't care about common affairs, and Jia Lian was like this, so he pointed to a coral bonsai and a gemstone bonsai in the warehouse and asked Jia Lian to take them.The coral is about three feet high, vermilion all over, bright and crystal clear, and there is nowhere to buy it after taking 1000 taels of silver. The other gemstone bonsai is a flower, with red gold strands as stems and various gemstones as petals, it is very delicate.At the same time, Jia Zheng pointed to a gold chiming bell and asked Jia Lian to move it away.

Why Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian didn't understand Jia Zheng's thoughts, they looked at each other with a smile, he gave it, but they wanted it, so they ordered someone to take it away.

Jia She looked around for a while, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a guqin, which had been covered with dust for a long time. He walked over and took it in his hand, brushed the dust off it with his sleeve, and said, "No one will use this guqin here. Yuan girl was learning to play the qin, and Tete opened the storeroom for her to come in and choose, and she picked out the other two guqins, both of which are peerless famous ones, so I took this one away."

Seeing that what he was holding was just a piano, Jia Zheng didn't care, and of course he wouldn't stop him.Jia Amnesty showed a tinge of satisfaction, and went to fetch the land deeds of several farm shops and houses and put them in his arms.The farm he chose has a lot of acres of fertile land, and the location of the shop is also good. Jia Zheng doesn't understand these things, and Jia Zheng doesn't understand them. Seeing that he only got the contracts for two farms and three shops, he doesn't take it to heart. up.

Jia Zhen saw that they only carried four boxes, two bonsai, a chime bell and a guqin outside, and secretly sighed that Jia Amnesty was too kind to take such a small amount of things. stop?He didn't know that Jia She had been spying on the warehouse for a long time, and the strong servants who were selected to carry the gold today had some kung fu, they could lift it with ease, and they walked around lightly, because Jia She and the others were afraid that something would happen on the way there, so they begged Lin Ruhai to find it. These few young men who have retired.

Jia Zheng couldn't tell, and wanted to tell Jia's mother, but he didn't dare to think about what Jia She said about Mrs. Wang's tricks, so he had to watch helplessly as Jia She and his son divided the gold into three carriages, and then married Chen Jiaojiao. Mother and son and others will reconcile.Mother Jia had heard that a total of four suitcases had been brought out. She expected that there were not many things, so she didn't care too much. She didn't see Jia Zheng's face was different from before entering the warehouse, so she ordered Jia Zheng to take the children of the clan to see them off. Come back to the Tears Pavilion.

Unexpectedly, she came to the Shelei Pavilion, but saw Lin Ruhai bringing Lin Rui and Lin Zhi also here.Lin Ruhai didn't like Jia She's character, but liked Jia Lian, so he came to see him off.They don't go to Jia's house, so they come here naturally.

Jia She was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered Jia Lian to give Lin Ruhai the Guqin, two qin scores and chess scores that he got today, and at the same time, he also gave Lin Ruhai two paintings, three postcards, a precious inkstone and two pieces of ancient porcelain, saying: " This is for my nephew and niece to pass the time, no excuses, we still have to write letters tomorrow."

Lin Ruhai knew that their father and son understood the ways of the world, so he accepted it with a smile, and ordered Lin Rui and Lin Zhi to thank him.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian were very happy to see each other. Fang shed tears to bid farewell to the crowd and set off to leave.

Chen Jiaojiao's mother and son were in the car, while Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian rode on horses. Jia Lian's horse fell halfway, and he left the Salei Pavilion a few miles away. Jia Lian still couldn't believe it when he thought that his family had moved 3 taels of gold. Tell the ancestors, I don’t know how the ancestors should beat their chests and feet! How does the master know that the ancestors can promise us to take money and things?”

But Jia Amnesty said: "I have already planned it. It is good for the old lady to agree. If I don't agree, I will tell the things that the second wife did. For Baoyu, how can the old lady not agree? I think the old lady is too." Thinking of this, we didn't object when we asked for money." If he said that and Jia Mu still didn't agree, he would cut the money first and then play, and get the gold and silver things first.Although he doesn't care about things, he is the head of the family after all, and if he really wants to do things, those in charge can't stop him.

Jia Amnesty was born confused and knew that he could not be an official, but he heard Jia Lian say that his family might lose in the future. Why did the second wife get into trouble, but even pay for what they should get?Therefore, he had already planned to get more gold and silver things away.

The unique calligraphy, painting, books, etc. are priceless treasures, immeasurable, 3 taels of gold equals 30 taels of silver, plus the land deed and house deed that Jia She took away, the amount is not small, especially the house deed he took away is from Stone City The ancestral house and the two Zhuangzi occupy a total area of ​​[-] hectares. They are the two largest Zhuangzi, and each manages the land of seven or eight villages underneath.

Jia Amnesty secretly planned for a long time, and waited for the day before he left to make a move without procrastinating.

The reason why he acted like this was nothing more than to block Jiamu's disapproval in front of everyone, and then vaguely did not mention whether it was gold or silver, and then calculated that Jia Zheng was ignorant, so that he could complete his meritorious deeds.Jia Amnesty understood Jia Zheng's temperament, he was afraid that Mrs. Wang's affairs were no small matter, so he was terrified at first, and then he didn't care much about other things, especially when it came to property deeds, where the shop was, how many acres of farmland .Jia Zheng is now 50 years old, and he doesn't understand a little bit of common affairs, but Jia Amnesty knows it.

When they left, they took a large amount of property with them. Although it was not the majority of Rongguo Mansion's family property, almost all the most valuable things were taken away. They were full of ambitions, but Jia Mu and others dispersed. But he fell back angrily.

Mrs. Wang was taken aback, and said in a trembling voice: "Is what the master said true? The master and the others took away 3 taels of gold?"

Jia Zheng glared at her fiercely, and said, "It's not your fault! The old man kept saying that you did those old things, what did you do? I'm afraid I'll lose our family's face in front of others, so I can only swallow my breath." Seeing that the bit of gold stored in the warehouse was almost taken away by the elder. 30 taels, this is 30 taels of silver!"

Although Jia Zheng didn't know the world, he also knew the huge amount of 30 taels.

Jia's mother never expected that the 3 taels that Jia She said was actually 3 taels of gold. As Jia Zheng said, almost all the gold in the mansion was taken away by Jia She, and the rest was limited.She looked at Jia Zheng, and said angrily: "Since the old man has taken advantage of his tricks, why don't you send someone to tell me? If I go over, he will definitely not be able to get these things away! I just said He just took a few boxes of things, and he didn't expect that the three boxes contained gold!"

Mother Jia didn't object to Jia She and his son's leaving Beijing, but because she felt sorry for Baoyu, she treated the second room kindly. If Jia She's first room was not at home, there would be no rift between the two families. If there was no rift, there would be no trouble.Therefore, Jia She asked to withdraw the silver and take it away. Jia's mother felt that Jia She's words were reasonable, and all the expenses of food, clothing, housing and transportation were spent in silver. I never objected, it was only 3 taels of gold?How not to make her feel bad.

When Jia's mother spoke, she was furious, full of resentment towards Jia Amnesty, and said: "He took away so much gold before the family was separated. Wouldn't you suffer in the future? Second master, don't you understand? Let him take it?"

Jia Zheng smiled wryly and said, "Eldest brother is like a father. Eldest brother insists on doing this and threatens me that he has the old affairs of the second wife in his hands. How can I object? Besides, elder brother and Lian'er brought many people there. I originally wanted to send them away." I came to ask the old lady for instructions, but I was stopped, so I can only let my elder brother do whatever he wants."

After hearing this, Jia's mother had nothing to say, and she was very disappointed with Jia Amnesty.

Mrs. Wang was so distressed that her eyes were red, she said: "I just left the city, if I send someone to chase me, I think I can catch up."

Jia's mother scolded: "How can there be a reason why we will send people to chase after the old man as soon as he goes out? By then, our house will not be laughed at to death? What's more, the gold fell into the hands of the old man. Are you willing to come back? In the final analysis, the master is still timid, if he told me before they went out, how could these things happen."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked, but neither of them answered Jia Zheng's question about the past.

Jia Zheng sighed, thinking what would happen if Jia Amnesty told Jia's mother what happened in their room in public?At that time, I was afraid that my family would lose face, so I comforted: "Mother, don't be angry, the matter has come to this point, there is nothing you can do, just take the gold away. How much more will it cost?"

Mrs. Wang said: "If you are not in charge of your family, you don't know how much firewood and rice are. 30 taels will be enough for the family to chew for many years! Seeing that Yuanchun is about to leave the cabinet, and Baoyu is also at the age of marriage, which one does not cost money? The eldest master and Lian'er have left, but the eldest wife and the second girl are still living in the east courtyard, and the second girl is also going to leave the cabinet."

Hearing that she mentioned Mrs. Dou, Jia's mother hurriedly called for someone to come over, reprimanded her and asked her.

Mrs. Dou knew about Jia Amnesty's plan, but she didn't expect that he had stolen so much money quietly, and she would find out in time. Forgotten by ear, I lowered my eyebrows and said softly: "I have always observed the three obediences and four virtues. I obey my father at home and my husband when I get married. I stay at home. How do I know what the master has done? It is the old lady who goes into the warehouse to get money and things. I agreed in the face of the young and old in the clan."

Mother Jia was trembling with anger, and said in tears, "All of you are cheating on me! You are the one in charge of the East Courtyard, and your master has such a plan, don't you know? I think you have long been coveting the money in the mansion. something?"

Mrs. Dou raised her head and said with a gentle smile: "I don't know how to respond to what the old lady said. Although I am in charge, I never care about the outside affairs of the master and Lian'er. Today I opened the warehouse to get things. , how do you know? It stands to reason that most of the things in this mansion will be inherited by our master and Lian'er Fu in the future, but they are just withdrawn in advance, so how can we call them covetous? Besides, our master and Lian'er are going out, and they will be everywhere. How can spending money be the same as spending in the mansion?"

Mrs. Dou turned her head to look at Mrs. Wang, the smile on the corner of her mouth was even stronger, she spread her hands and said, "Could it be that the second wife is the housekeeper for us, so she really considers herself the head of the family? Usually there are so many antique calligraphy and painting decorations in the Baoyu room , I don’t know how many broken emerald bowls, agate dishes, crystal plates, glass cups, are they from the mansion? Our master only took a few taels of silver today, for the sake of future, but the old lady said this, second wife, what do you say What should I do?"

Mrs. Wang said: "No matter what, the Elder Master shouldn't have acted like this without telling the old lady. The income of the mansion in the past few years is not as good as before. If the Elder Master took away so much gold, where will the expenses of the whole mansion come from in the future?"

Mrs. Dou said with a light smile: "Second Madam's words are funny. Why did our master lie to the old lady? He said he would take 3 taels, but he only took 3 taels, not one tael more. How could our master have lied to her?" The second wife also said to pay money, is it possible that the mansion is only out and not in every year? In which year is the grain, livestock and game not sent by Zhuangzi? If it is managed properly, the rent of Zhuangzi, shops and houses everywhere What is it that is not money? It has to be in the warehouse? Besides, even if there is no such thing, the second wife's extra tens of thousands of taels of silver a year is enough to make up for it."

When Mrs. Dou mentioned the past, Mrs. Wang's complexion changed, and she took a quick look. Seeing that Jia Zheng hadn't noticed anything, she felt relieved.

Mother Jia couldn't help feeling more and more sad, and said angrily: "Needless to say, things have already happened, what else can we do? Go back quickly, you don't have to wait in front of me."

Mrs. Dou should be, and she withdrew.

Jia Mu looked at Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, and said to the ashamed Jia Zheng, "Go and rest first, don't worry about it. Our family's century-old foundation does not hinder the government's expenses."

After hearing this, Jia Zheng felt a little relieved.

After Jia Zheng left, Mother Jia said to Mrs. Wang with a cold face: "Go and get the account book, and let me see what treasures they have in that box. I only think that a few things are enough for them. Never thought of being so greedy!"

Mrs. Wang went to fetch the account book in person, on which many calligraphy and painting books and so on were sketched out. On the contrary, there were only three or two rare decorations. There are no rare treasures, I checked, and the night pearl, white jade Buddha, red sandalwood screen, etc. in the warehouse were not taken away."

After reading it, Mother Jia threw the account book onto the couch, and said bitterly, "You don't read much, how do you know that those are treasures! You treat gold, silver and jewelry as good things, right? The serious priceless treasures are those lonely books of calligraphy and painting. Because It was produced by a famous master in ancient times, and together with the only copy, there is no second one, so it is unique in the world. Last time Baoyu asked for two calligraphy and paintings to hang in the house, I was afraid that he would ruin them. If I knew this, I received them all from Baoyu There will be no misfortune in the room today."

After hearing her words, Mrs. Wang lowered her head and said, "Unless you send someone to chase after you, you won't be able to get it back."

Mother Jia understood the truth, so she could only ask Mrs. Wang to order the steward to shut up, so as not to spread the news and let people know that the two families were not on good terms.

But Mrs. Dou said that when Mrs. Dou returned to the east courtyard, she saw Yingchun and Xichun playing chess under the window. One was wearing a gauze shirt with red flowers on a white background, and the other was a robe with lotus prints.

Seeing that they stood up quickly after she came in, Madam Dou waved her hands and said, "You don't have to take care of me, just keep it to yourself. It's hot today, I'll take you to Lin's house in two days."

Xichun said happily: "It's very good. Last time, Sister Lin said that my paintings are good. This time at home, I painted several pictures with my second sister's paint. I will send them to Sister Lin when I go." She didn't need paints and painting utensils, so she prepared them in her room, all kinds of brushes and paints, said to be her own, but in fact they were all for Xichun.

Mrs. Dou said with a smile: "Seeing that your sisters have a good relationship, I feel relieved." In the future, when Yingchun comes out of the cabinet, she will definitely take care of Xichun. With Jia Min and Daiyu, I think Xichun will not be in a helpless situation.

Yingchun ordered someone to bring it up with cold boiled water and rose dew. Mrs. Dou tasted it, and it was really delicious.

The mother, daughter and sister each drank a bowl and felt refreshed. Mrs. Dou looked at the clear glass bottle, halfway through it, and said with a smile: "It's such a precious thing, how much is there in such a bottle? A few spoonfuls are enough. gone."

Yingchun said with a smile: "Otherwise, how can I get in? No one in an ordinary family can see it."

Yingchun didn't know that if their family followed Yuanchun's status as a concubine, these rose dew, wine and tuckahoe cream were common. Foreign countries came to pay tribute, and no one in their family took care of these things in Guangdong and Hai, so it was not easy to see them.In this life, Yuanchun is out of the palace, so naturally it cannot be given to Mrs. Wang, and then it is only given to Baoyu, and the girls of Yihong Courtyard, big and small, can taste a few mouthfuls if they are lucky.

Just as he was talking, it was reported outside that the attacker was coming.

Madam Dou frowned and said, "What is she here for?" The attacker's brows were loose, his neck was bent and his breasts were high, and he was no longer innocent.

Yingchun shook her head, not knowing, and ordered someone to bring it in.

Seeing that the attacker invited Ann, both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang kept the truth from the people below. She didn't know about the two rooms, so she smiled and said, "It's hot, and Baoyu's wounds haven't healed much. I think the pickled roses have been eaten. I kept saying that the dew I ate in the second girl's room last time was very delicious, so I came to ask the second girl for some money back. The old lady knows that Baoyu is useful, and it is also the second girl's benefit."

Yingchun listened, smiled lightly, and said: "It's not a coincidence, I don't have much of this dew, and now I only have half a bottle left. If you want, take it." Order the chess player to take half a bottle